Good Lab

Image of Professor Jeff Good, lab PI, standing in a forest in Montana.

Jeff Good, PI 

Professor, Director UMGC & DSC

jeffrey.good[at]umontana.edu

Scholar | CV | GitHub | UMGC | INBRE

Image of Dr. Dan Shaw, postdoctoral research. Dan is very happy.

Daniel Shaw, Postdoc

PhD, Genetics, University of Georgia

daniel.shaw[at]mso.umt.edu

Scholar | Web | GitHub

Image of Cynthia Ulbing, PhD Candidate, while doing field work.

Cynthia Ulbing, PhD Candidate

BS, Biology, Ithaca College

cynthia.ulbing[at]umontana.edu

 Scholar | GitHub

Image of Cynthia Ulbing, PhD student, with her dog on the UM Oval.

Jessica Scales, PhD Student

BS, Biological Sciences, University of Central Florida

jessica.scales[at]umontana.edu

Scholar | GitHub

Image of Ezra Mendales, PhD student, while doing field work.

Ezra Mendales, PhD Student

MS Integrative Biology, San Francisco State University

ezra.mendales[at]umontana.edu

Scholar | GitHub

Image of Marcela Alvarenga, PhD Candidate.

Marcela Alvarenga, PhD Candidate (Univ Porto, co-advised)

MS, Genetics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Scholar | Web | GitHub

UM Genomics Core & Montana INBRE Data Science Core

Image of Dr. David Xing, manager of the UM Genomics Core.

Denghui (David) Xing, UMGC Manager

PhD, Plant Molecular Biology, South Dakota State University

UMGC | Scholar

Image of Dr. Schuyler Liphardt, lead Data Scientist for the UM Data Science Core. Schuyler is very happy.

Schuyler Liphardt, Senior Data Scientist

PhD, Biology, Univ. New Mexico

E-mail: schuylerliphardt[at]gmail.com

Scholar | GitHub | INBRE

Image of Tim Wheeler, lab technician and molecular expert. Tim appears to be on top of a mountain somewhere, probably collecting Lichens.

Tim Wheeler, Lab Guru

PhD Student, CMMB, Univ. Montana

MS, Evol Biology, Univ. Montana

tim.wheeler[at]mso.umt.edu

Scholar | GitHub

Lab Alumni

Postdocs / Research Staff

Nathanael Herrera (Instructor, Salish Kootenai College)

Emily Moore (Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska)

Ana Paula Assis (Assistant Professor, Universidade de São Paulo)

Kate Wilsterman (Assistant Professor, Colorado State University)

Tim Thurman (Computational Biologist, intriguing biotech startup venture..)

Gregg Thomas (Bioinformatics Scientist, Harvard University)

Erica Larson (Associate Professor, University of Denver)

Brice Sarver (Director - Computational Genomics, ZS Discovery)

Ted Cosart (Bioinformatician - Montana)

Graduate students

Jess Powell, MS

Fernando Rodriguez, PhD (Postdoc, Levine Lab, University of Pennsylvania)

Nathanael Herrera, PhD (Instructor, Salish Kootenai College)

Emily Kopania, PhD (Postdoc, Clark Lab, University of Pittsburgh)

Mafalda Ferreira, co-advised PhD & MS (Assistant Prof. Stockholm University)

Zak Clare-Salzler, MS (Data Analyst, Partnership Health - Missoula)

Matt Jones, PhD (Buddist Resident Practitioner, Upaya Zen Center)

Ryan Bracewell, co-advised PhD (Assistant Professor, University Indiana)

Tom Brekke, PhD (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Staff, Technicians, PostBacs

Minoti Asher (UMGC Research Admin, now Zettlemoyer Lab, UM)

Bryan Fisher (Research Associate, Montana State University)

Heather Rodriguez (UMGC Scientist, now Rocky Mountain Research Lab)

Sebastian Mortimer (Oregon State University, PhD Student)

Dan Vanderpool (Bioinformatician, USFS National Genomics Center, Rocky Mountain Research Lab)

Sara Keeble (Sterne Kessler, Biotechnology & Chemical Practice Group)

Colin Callahan (Staff Biological Scientist, University of Florida)

Vanessa (Stewart) Knox (Exit Realty)

Jacob Boswell (NextBev Process Systems)

Dawit Mengistu (University of Michigan PhD student, Immunology)

Undergraduates

Jess Powell, Ashlin Slanger, Jackie Olexa, Amelia Bohac, Bryan Fisher, Nate Barton, Jessi Kopperdahl, Amber Yascavage, Vanessa Stewart, Erin Nordquist, Sara Keeble, Colin Prather, Kelsey Hom, Lindy Henry, Caleb Dysthe, Jeff Van Noppen, Matisse Ventura, Tanner Saul, Sarah Wells, Michael Fazekas